Go (Baduk, Weiqi) problems with solutions

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Direction of play problem 098

98 White to play Choose from options A–B * White holds the star point (hoshi) in the upper left corner

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GM[1]FF[4]VW[]AP[goproblems.ru]
SZ[19]
ST[2]
AB[qd][oc][dq][co]
AW[dd][dn][qq]
;W[tt]C[98
White to play
Choose from options A–B
* White holds the star point (hoshi) in the upper left corner]
PL[W]LB[do:B][cn:A]
(;W[cn]
TE[1]C[Correct answer
The block (osae) develops the left side
See the continuation]
;B[do];W[en]
C[…Here White 1 is correct, because the white star point (hoshi) stone in the upper left corner will help to build a large-scale position on the left side. Extending to 3, White takes control of the left side.]
LB[en:3][do:2][cn:1]
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(;W[do]
BM[1]C[Wrong answer
The oshi aims at the lower side
White should develop the left side together with the star point (hoshi) stone, not the lower side. The san-san (3-3 point) stone in the lower right corner is too low to help build a large-scale position. Black continues at A or B (see problems 99-100).]
LB[cn:B][dp:A]
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